Fastening device.



E. ERIGKSON. FASTENING DEVIGE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2e, 1910.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

m W W UNIT FASTENNG DE VICE.

Specfication of Letters Patent.

Application fiied September 28, 1910;

Tu aZZ whom 2'25 may concem:

Be it known thot I, EDWARD ERICKSON,

2L citizen of the United States, residing in Beveriy, connty of Essex, and sachusetts, have invented en Improvment in Fastening Devices, of which the foiiowing description, in connection With the ne companying drawings, is a specificetion, iike letters on the drawings representing iike parts. This invention relates to a seprabie button or fustening device especiaiiy adapted among other uses to ioe empioyed on automobiles, motor-bOats and iike vehicles in connection with curtains, flops and iike coverings.

The invention ims for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient fastening device, witiiwhich tiie curtnin or other flexible device may be securei; fastened against accidentel disengagement, but which is capable of being readiiy disengnged from opposite sides of the curtnin or iike device, which nmkes the instcning device especmiiy apProprmte for use on motor and other boots provided with side cnrtains as 21 protection against the weather, as the danger of the occupants of the boat being unabie t0 unfasten the cnrtuins in case of accidents is 'avo-ided.

The fastening device comprises e mule member, Wiiioii is dapted to be secnred to 21 rigid part of the vei1icie, and a temnie member, which .is secnred t0 tiie cnrtein and is provided with an opening tiirongh Wi]i('ii the maie nieinber is passed, said maie member having a iioii0W stud or post provided With an eiongated head and at one side with a iateraiiy mo-vabie section, Which is moved in one direction by a spring and in the other by the femaie member, as Wiii be *ciescribed. The spring-octuated section of tiie post or stud normaiiy projects outwardiy and cooperates with the stud or post to snbstan; tiaiiy fiii the eiongated opening in the female member, Whereby the latter iS prevent edirom being accidentaiiy disenguged fro1n thmale lneinbei, as Wiii be described;

The maie member is provided with a heud cxtended beyond the post and the .movnl ie section tiiereof in the normal position oi the latter, so as to engage the opposite end Wniis of the ,opening in the femaie member and prevent the latter being disengaged by a direct pull or pnsh, and the projecting and opposite the siot in the post is Provided State of Mas f showing the members disengaged.

iPzrtented Jan. i 3. i %ilii. Serial No. 584,248.

Withari"upwardiy, inciined nnder surface. against Which the femaie memi er 1nay i)r pi1lied or pushed to reiense or remove ti1r femaie member from the maie member, us Wili be desribed.

Figure 1 represents a fastening devie eni hodying tiiis invention With the members in their engaged position. F ig. 2, a view Fig. 3. 2; section on tiie lino 33, Fig. 1. Fig. :3", a like section With tixe femaie member abon to be disengaged from the maie member, mn Fig. 4-, a detaii to be referred to.

in the embodimcnt of tire invention Si1on'n in the dmwing", the maie membor comprises a base a, from which is erected :1 post or stud provided with a iild A.

The parts of the maie n1ember reierred to, may and preferabiy Wiii be mode in onr piece froin sheet meiui, such as l ross. and Sziid parts are made longer timn tin :zre wide.

The post or stud ifs mode imii0sV :is horrin shown and is rovidcd et mm end Wiiil a siot or opening (Z, wvixich extends bock irom the end toward and into the siries oi' tim post or stud.

The siotted end oi the iioii0'w' stnd or post has coiproting \\iii1 it a momi ie section preferabiy of shoot motel and wmprising a curved renter portion 10 and su strmtiaily straight Si(i s 21 Wi]i(fii exicnd imo iim hotiow stnd or posE. iiie n1omi ie seriun i s marie of such hoigi1t :5; to enubio it 10 ne n1ovcd into and out of tiie siot it being moved outwnrdiy to projert ti.xrougi1 the 'siot by a spring within the i1oiiow post or st1 i, s eid spring being shown in Fi 3 and 3 as a Dent .wire 15 which is soiderod or oti1 erwise fastened at one 0nd to tire bock of the.center portion 10 and bas. its oti;er end extcnded up intd ii1ehoiion7 siud immrd tim iieid thereof, and providcd Witii n finger 1G which enters a reesss 17 :12: (me end of the iiead. The movabic section ot' tizo post or stnd is moved bodiiy ontwardiy i y ii1e spring 15 and immrdi i) the ienmie member, as Wiii be describcd. The outword movement of the movafbie section is limited as herein shown by the spring i3 engnging the base pinte a, :18 shown in Fig. 3.

The iieud off ihe stlld or post is prm vided With 1 rojecting ends 2(L 2l, whicii extend bcyon i ii1e rnd nnii 5352 of the post or stud and beyond the movnbie section in-i:s

normal or ontwerd pmeition shown in F igs.

9 and The projecting end 21 ma be ternied the front end, and the end 20 the rear end, and the latter is provided With an inciined under side 2 1, which extends to the rear Wall of the post or stud, for a pan pose as wiii be described.

The maie member is designed to be fastened as by screws 25 or otherwise t0 a stationary part 26 et the automobile, boat or other vehicie and has coiiperating With it a female member 01 gromet 30 of known cnstruction and comprising as shoWn tW 0 substantialiy eilipticzd shaped metal pieces between whieh the eurtain 31 is firmiy ciamped in a manner well understood. The femaie nn;n1ber is provided with an eiongated hoie 32 of a iength slightiy greater than the distance from the center portion 10 of the movabie section in its outward position and the rear waii of the post or stud, and less than th. iength or the head 0 of the post 01' stud, as represented in Figs. 1 and 3, so that when the femaie member is engaged With the maie n1ember as represented in Figs. 1 and 3, the projecting ends 20, 21 o:% the head of the post or stud overiap'the end wal]sof the sio 32 in the temale member and prevent the latter from being discngaged accidentaily by a direct movement of the femaie member on the post 01' stud toward the head tiwrcot. and thereby necessitating movement et the i'cmaie mcmber in the direction of its length and inward movement of the movabie section 01 the post or stud, in order t0 engage or disengage the emaie member With U]; from the maie member thereby effectively ]ocking the two memoers together against accidentai disengagement.

The femaie men1ber is engaged With the maie member in the following manner: One end oi the 1emaie member is passed over the projeeting end 21 of the head 0, and the temaie member is then moved longitudinaiiy toward the projecting end 20 in the direction indicated by the arrow 40, the femaie membcr being in an inciined position with relation to the base of the maie inembr after the znanner represented in Fig. 3

The female 1nember on its movement in the direction of the arrow 40 'o1CES the movabie section of the post inio the same untii the rear waii et the siot 32 passes ovr or by the projecting end 90 of the nead wherenpon the curtain 31 is reieased by the 0perator, and the sprin}; 15 forces the movable section outwardiy into its normal position shown in Figs. 1 and The disengagcxnent of the femaie member niay be etected from the outside by puiiing upon the curtain so as to more the femaie mendier in the direction of the arrow 40 until the end wail 41 of the slot can be siipped from engagement with the Drojecting end 20, or the pressure may i e appiied trom the inner or under side of the curtain so as to force the rear waii 41 of the S10); 32 in the fe1na1e 1nember np the ineiined under side 21 of the projecting end '20 outil lhe wail 41 is f0rced off froni the end '20. 'ihis ieature of the astening device enabies it to be used on iaunches and other Mats provided With curtains or side flaps, for in case 0 5 accidents, such as the boat or lanneh cap3izing, the curtains could be forccd open from Within the boat and the occupants given a chance for their lives. 'i.'his fcatnre is also usfui in the case of automobiles, as the fiaps can be quickiy unbuttoned rom Within the vehicie.

I have herein shown one embodiment et the invention, but I do not desire to limit the 'wention to the particuiar construction shown.

In Fig. 3, the spring 15 is represented as soidered to the movabie section of the post or stud, but such spring can be integral with Ii(i m vaoie section as represented in Fig. 4.

Claims:

1. In a fastening device of the charaeter de cribcd, in combination, a base, a hoilow post erected thereon and provided with a head esaended in opposite directions beyond said post to form projecting ends, one of which is uprvardiy inciined on its under sur face, said hoi]ow post having an opening in its side opposite the inciined projecting and a sliding post section comprising a curved central portion to project through the opening in the said post, and substantiaiiy straight sides extended into the hoiiow post tcsiide therein and guide'tixe s]iding post section, and a substantialiy U-shaped spring within the holiow post te force the shding post section ouiwardi} and to engage said base to iimit !hc ontward movement of said siiding post section, and a en1aie mendier having an. 'elongated siot of a iength less than the head of the post and coperating With tiie pr'ojetting ends et the latter to 'be retained on the post against removal by a direct pull or push, and eoperating *ith 1he incined under surface of one of said projecting ends to enabie the t'emale member to ne disengaged romthe outside of tize maie membenby a, pull exertcd against the said inelined surface or from the inside of the emale member by a push against the said inciined surface.

2. In a astening device of the charaeter dcscribed, in combination, a maie member provided With a holloW post on stud having a siot in one side a head provided With ends projecting beyond said post in opposite directions, the end of said head whioh is opposite to said siot having an upwardiy inclined entier surface, a spring-actnated section of said post or stud sliding within the iatter and normaliy projecting thr'ongh saidsiot means to iimit the outward movement o sa1d shdmg section, and a emaie meml e'r having an elongated s1ot of lass length' In tesmony whereof I have signed my than Said head and coperatifl With the marne t0 thi&specification in *he presene of projecting ends of said head t9 %e retained two subscribing witnesses. on the post against a direct pull or push and EDWARD ERIKSON. 6 to be released from said post by a pull or Witnesses:

push against the said inclined surface. snb- JAS. H. CHRCHILL, stantially as'describd. J. MURPHY. 

